OC Board of Education Reduces Pay of Superintendent

Trustee Mari Barke sits in an Orange County Board of Education meeting in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Oct. 7, 2020. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

After years of discussion, the Orange County Board of Education voted to lower the pay of county Superintendent Al Mijares on April 6.

The board voted 4–1, with Trustee Beckie Gomez voting against, to lower the pay of the superintendent from $467,000 per year to $425,000 per year.